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Originally Posted by dcb
I think it is a little extreme to imply death by botulism without quantifying the risks a bit more. If the point is to scare people out of thinking rationally, sorry but that I would consider fearmongering, I suspect your comments had their intended effect on most people though (it isn't worth the risk, I don't have to change my thinking, yay, give me any excuse to not change my thinking). However, the probability of your scenario seems exceedingly remote and should have been de-emphasized if it were to be presented fairly.
but do can your stuff @ 250 for at least 3 min (pressure cookers are awesome)  |
Hardly. My goal is to remind people to think rationally. If the warnings about the risks of eating contaminated food rationalize their thinking and they don't want to change their thinking to incorporate new risks, what's wrong with that? You expect everyone to try driving the wrong way on the highway because someone told you it's a fun thing to do?
A 3 minute, 250º retort cycle is alarmingly and likely dangerously short. The commercial requirement for retorting canned salmon in 15.5 oz. cans is 100 minutes at 245º.
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